English Prog Rock heroes Camel returned to the stage in Summer 2015 to complete a 14 date European Tour (England, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands and Poland) which included several headline festival appearances.
CS Audio supplied a Midas Pro1 FOH desk & Soundcraft Vi1 on stage, line system & microphones & Shure P6 hard-wire IEMs
Having chalked up nearly fifty years at the peak of the music and entertainment industry, Justin Hayward’s voice has been heard the world over. Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues, his is an enduring talent that has helped to define the times in which he worked. Over the last forty-five years the band has sold fifty five million albums and received numerous awards.
CS Audio provided a D&B Q series PA for the UK leg of his 2015 World tour.
We continued our work with Laura Mvula, providing a control & monitor package for extensive UK, European & USA touring. Consisting of Soundcraft Vi1 desks at FOH and monitors, D&B M4 floor monitors and Shure P6 hard-wire systems.
A custom line system was also provided allowing the hard-wire IEM system inputs to be included in the multpin connector of each stage sub-box.
This system has been touring with Laura and Her band internationally throughout the two year touring campaign following the success of the debut album ‘Sing to the Moon’, which has achieved gold sales status in the UK.
We recently supplied an audio package for Neneh Cherry dates in London, Manchester and Glasgow. A monitor system consisting of a Soundcaft Vi1 desk with D&B M2 floor monitors, with Shure P6 hard-wire systems for the band.
Prior to this we also used a Midas Pro 1 and DL251 for the warm-up shows, oweing to the small venue dimensions monitors were mixed from the Pro 1 at FOH via a wireless router and mixtender Ipod app.
We provided a control & monitor system for Paolo Nutini for His North American tour throughout September & October. An Avid Profile was used at FOH and a Midas Pro 2 & DL251 on stage. 8 x D&B M2 wedges with D12 amps were also shipped to the U.S as part of the stage package along with 12 x Sennhesier G3 IEM systems for the band. We also provided systems Paolo earlier on in the year for various touring and promotional dates.
A monitor package supplied for Massive Attack’s extensive Summer/Autumn festival and touring schedule, taking in festival shows all over Europe, a headline appearance at Glastonbury’s other stage, Iceland, the Lebanon and on to Mexico City and the USA west coast.
A Soundcraft Vi4 console was specified at the monitor position with a fully loaded 64 channel Vi stage rack, with CSB for additional I.O. The new Realtime rack plug-ins package from Soundcaft/UAD was also put through its paces during the tour.
18 channels of Sennheiser G3 IEM systems were supplied across ‘A” & ‘B’ ranges, with AC3200 Mk2 combiners and A5000CP dome antennas, and additional Shure P6 hard-wire units.
A comprehensive stage system was supplied along with a full mic kit, including
A number of DPA defacto 2 vocal microphones.
A compact system was supplied to the recent Alison Balsom concert hall tour.
A D&B Audiotechnik Q1/Q7 PA was supplied with M4 monitors on stage.
A Midas Pro1 desk at FOH and a number of Shure UHF-R RF systems, with UR-1 packs and an assortment of DPA microphones.
Nana Mouskouri played three shows in September with a a sound system from CS Audio, at the Royal Albert Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, and Manchester Bridgwater Hall.
D&B Q1 was supplied with M4 floor monitors, a Midas Pro 2 at FOH and a Soundcraft Vi1 on monitors.
We recently completed our 4th production tour with Neil Sedaka. The first date was at London’s Royal Albert Hall where Neil was accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Our Soundcraft Vi4 was used at FOH with 64 channels of splits, and a Soundcraft Vi1 at the monitor position. 12 x D&B M4 monitors were supplied along with Galaxy hot spots for additional orchestra monitoring.
A large number of DPA IMK4061, 4099 and AKG C414 microphones were supplied from stock for the orchestra mic’ing.
